Vocabulary list: Tegami (2018)

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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こと
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thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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から
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from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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って
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you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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んだ
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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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する
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to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
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I; me
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indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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です
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be; is
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to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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きみ
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you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
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don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
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さん
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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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くん
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Mr (junior); master; boy
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to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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それ
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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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letter; missive; note; mail
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でも
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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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はい
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yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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おれ
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I; me
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くれ
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to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
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to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
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だろう
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seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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あの
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that; those; the
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to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
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you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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だった
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was; were
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もら
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to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
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あなた
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you; dear; honey
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これ
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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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よね
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isn't that right?
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older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
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truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
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だから
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so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
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